Chief Minister lauds Catholic college’s contribution in education

October 23, 2012: Chief Minister of India’s North Eastern state of Tripura, Manik Sarkar has lauded the contribution of the first Catholic college in the state in imparting value-based education.
He praised the faculty and management of the Holy Cross College (HCC) in encouraging multifarious talents in the students for the development of their total personality.
He was speaking at the concluding ceremony of the Oct. 17 to 19 college fest “HCC TEJAS 2012”.

Nearly 8,000 people took part in the fest which was based on the theme: “Rise, shine and be your best”. The fest integrated academic, cultural, arts, sports and games competitions.

The chief minister also inaugurated the HCC Alumni Association called Basilians, named after the Founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross Blessed Basil Antony Moreau, on the occasion.

He called on the students to contribute to the development of the state.
“We may be people of northeast India, but we are Indians. We need citizens of character to build up our state and our nation,” Sarkar said. He said that teachers have a great role to play in the character formation of our future citizens.